Public water system · MI2022434
ActiveBlough Polishing & Buffing/Factory
At a glance
Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory (PWSID MI2022434) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Ionia County, Michigan. It reports serving 53 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
53
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory compare with other water systems in Ionia County?
By EPA's size categories, Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ionia County has 123 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 376 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 46,250 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Michigan has 1,402 active non-transient non-community water systems, 13% of the state's 10,599 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 10,214 Michigan systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory?
EPA lists Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory as privately owned. The MI state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 106 of the 123 active systems in Ionia County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005. The violations listed here began between January 2002 and January 2005. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Thallium (2 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory?
Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory (PWSID MI2022434) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory serve?
Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory reports serving 53 people through 1 service connection in Ionia County, Michigan.
Where does Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Ionia County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionia | Ionia | 11,708 | Community | Groundwater |
| Belding | Ionia | 5,769 | Community | Groundwater |
| Portland | Ionia | 3,883 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Odessa | Ionia | 2,018 | Community | Groundwater |
| 1-9 Pilot LLC | Ionia | 1,522 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Saranac | Ionia | 1,343 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Blough Polishing & Buffing/Factory, PWSID MI2022434, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/blough-polishing-buffing-factory-mi2022434 (data as of October 1, 2026).